THE BOOK OF ELI: ENTERTAINING ENOUGHHow many post apocalyptic movies can one take in? This one was definitely more stylized than The Messenger, but it also lacked something. So something we all take for granted when checking into the Best Western ends up saving the world? And I mean saving the world. The outlaw wild post apocalyptic west is being run by Gary Oldman who is one of the few left who can read and has 
desperate men out rummaging for books. Eli (a very cool Denzel Washington) is a traveler who has an appointment to keep and is ready to blast through whoever he must to get there, although he would rather not when given the choice. The ending was clever and the plot twist worth all the film's shortcomings. This isn't my first pick, but it held my attention and was interesting enough.
desperate men out rummaging for books. Eli (a very cool Denzel Washington) is a traveler who has an appointment to keep and is ready to blast through whoever he must to get there, although he would rather not when given the choice. The ending was clever and the plot twist worth all the film's shortcomings. This isn't my first pick, but it held my attention and was interesting enough.